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Section 133 of Indian Contract Act

    Discharge of surety by variance in terms of contract.— Any variance, made without the surety’s consent, in the terms of the contract between the principal debtor and the creditor, discharges the surety as to transactions… 

    Section 134 of Indian Contract Act

      Discharge of surety by release or discharge of principal debtor.— The surety is discharged by any contract between the creditor and the principal debtor, by which the principal debtor is released, or by any act… 

      Section 135 of Indian Contract Act

        Discharge of surety when creditor compounds with, gives time to, or agrees not to sue, principal debtor.— A contract between the creditor and the principal debtor, by which the creditor makes a composition with, or… 

        Section 136 of Indian Contract Act

          Surety not discharged when agreement made with third person to give time to principal debtor.— Where a contract to give time to the principal debtor is made by the creditor with a third person, and… 

          Section 137 of Indian Contract Act

            Creditor’s forbearance to sue does not discharge surety.— Mere forbearance on the part of the creditor to sue the principal debtor or to enforce any other remedy against him does not, in the absence of… 

            Section 138 of Indian Contract Act

              Release of one co-surety does not discharge others.— Where there are co-sureties, a release by the creditor of one of them does not discharge the others; neither does it free the surety so released from… 

              Section 139 of Indian Contract Act

                Discharge of surety by creditor’s act or omission impairing surety’s eventual remedy.— If the creditor does any act which is inconsistent with the rights of the surety, or omits to do any act which his… 

                Section 140 of Indian Contract Act

                  Rights of surety on payment or performance.— Where a guaranteed debt has become due, or default of the principal debtor to perform a guaranteed duty has taken place, the surety upon payment or performance of… 

                  Section 141 of Indian Contract Act

                    Surety’s right to benefit of creditor’s securities.— A surety is entitled to the benefit of every security which the creditor has against the principal debtor at the time when the contract of suretyship is entered…